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German cabinet approves major Wohngeld changes, affecting one-third of households German cabinet approves major Wohngeld changes: benefits reduced, heating allowance halved and indexation suspended. One-third of recipients to lose support …

German reform package reshapes federal budget and asks citizens to shoulder short-term costs for longer-term gains German reform package reshapes the 2027 federal budget, imposing short-term costs for citizens while …

Retail Groups Push for Expanded Sunday Opening Hours After Government Proposal Retail associations urge full Sunday opening hours as coalition plans limited extensions for bakeries and libraries from January 1, …

Germany sick leave reform targets telephone sick notes but data suggests limited impact Germany sick leave reform would end telephone sick notes and require doctor certification from day one; critics …

Germany unveils reform package to jumpstart growth and reshape labour, tax and trade policies Germany unveils a reform package to boost growth, reshape labor rules, tax and trade policy. Key …

UniCredit expects to win Commerzbank shareholder majority, raising prospect of management shake-up UniCredit expects to secure a majority at Commerzbank’s shareholders’ meeting, a move that could unseat the bank’s management …

German government reforms deliver modest relief but fall short of solving structural economic crisis Germany’s new government reforms offer limited measures to boost business confidence and ease some regulatory burdens, …

German government moves to end Deutsche Post VAT exemption in draft law targeting business mail Berlin moves to remove Deutsche Post VAT exemption for business-to-business forwarding, aiming to level the …

Greenpeace says Germany introduced €11 billion in environmentally harmful subsidies Greenpeace says Germany introduced €11 billion in environmentally harmful subsidies this year, citing a FÖS calculation; the report comes ahead …